How To Pronounce Persuadable
persuadable
How To Say Persuadable Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, persuadable is pronounced /pəˈsweɪ.də.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəʴˈsʷweɪ.də.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɚˈsweɪ.də.bəl/.
Persuadable has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Persuadable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Persuadable
- Rule 22
Words Ending In -le
When le ends a word of more than one syllable, it has the schwa /ə/.
Bible /ˈbaɪ.bəl/principle /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/able /ˈeɪ.bəl/
Here. Persuadable /pəˈsweɪ.də.bəl/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Persuadable /pəˈsweɪ.də.bəl/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Persuadable /pəˈsweɪ.də.bəl/
Questions About Persuadable
How do you say persuadable phonetically?
Persuadable sounds like puh-SWAY-duh-buhl in British English and per-SWAY-duh-buhl in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce persuadable in British English?
In British English, persuadable is pronounced /pəˈsweɪ.də.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəʴˈsʷweɪ.də.bl̩].
How do you pronounce persuadable in American English?
In American English, persuadable is pronounced /pɚˈsweɪ.də.bəl/.
How many syllables are in persuadable?
Persuadable has four syllables, /pə/ + /sweɪ/ + /də/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in persuadable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sweɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce persuadable the same way?
No. British English has /pəˈsweɪ.də.bəl/ and American English has /pɚˈsweɪ.də.bəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Persuadable
Persuadable has four syllables. See how persuadable divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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